The union said the agreement includes a 40 per cent increase in academic staff salaries, as well as the payment of outstanding entitlements.

A photo combo of a classroom and ASUU’s logo

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru branch, Kebbi State, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the university’s Governing Council and management, demanding the immediate implementation of the 2025 agreement reached between the Federal Government and ASUU.

The union said failure to meet its demands within the ultimatum, which commenced on July 29, would leave it with no option but to embark on industrial action in line with its established procedures.

The decision was reached during a special congress of the union held on July 28 at the university auditorium, attended by members of the ASUU National Visitation Team and the ASUU Sokoto Zone Coordinator.

According to a statement signed by the branch chairperson, Danbauchi Senchi, the congress expressed concern over the continued non-implementation of the Federal Government-ASUU 2025 Agreement at FUAZ despite what it described as clear directives from the Federal Government.

The union recalled that the Federal Government and ASUU signed the renegotiated agreement in December 2025 after a 16-year negotiation process. It said the agreement provides for a 40 per cent upward review of academic staff emoluments as well as the payment of outstanding entitlements.

ASUU also noted that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, had reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to implementing the agreement and issued directives for compliance. It further stated that funds had been released to federal universities for the payment of five months’ accumulated Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) arrears.

However, the union alleged that the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, has not benefited from the implementation of the directives, leaving its academic staff without the approved financial benefits.

The congress also expressed concern that FUAZ remains the only federal university established and made operational without a take-off grant, adding that despite the challenges, lecturers have continued to carry out their academic responsibilities with dedication while awaiting government intervention.

Among its demands, ASUU called for the immediate implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement at the university and the payment of five months’ accumulated CATA arrears alongside all other outstanding financial entitlements owed to its members.

Speaking after the congress, the branch chairperson urged the university’s Governing Council, management, the Federal Government and other stakeholders to urgently resolve the issues to avert an industrial dispute and safeguard teaching, research and learning at the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru.